British sloop 'Adder' (1813)

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Adder
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	28.6.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Topsham - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bold - Modified Confounder Class (1811)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert DavyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Transfered	1.1826	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British brig 'Adder' (1826) (12) 1826-1831 British 12 Gun Unrated Brig

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 6"Imperial Feet25.6413
Length of Keel70' 1 ⅞"Imperial Feet21.3582
Breadth22' 1 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold10' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen182 ³⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.6.1813Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181160Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1813 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 6.1815CommanderBWAS-17936.1815 - 5.9.1815CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.2.1815 - 6.9.1815LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
31.7.1813Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
19.2.1814Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1817At PortsmouthBWAS-1793
8.1825Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1826Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Joshua M. Smith on Sunday 8th of November 2020 17:58

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